Professor Deborah White
Director, Cancer Program and Deputy Theme
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Professor Deborah White PhD FFSc (RCPA)
Professor White is the Director of the Cancer Program and Deputy Precision Medicine Theme Leader at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) in Adelaide. She is a NHMRC RD Wright Biomedical Research Fellow, a Beat Cancer Prinicpal Research Fellow and Senior Principal Research Fellow with SAHMRI. She is a Professor in Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide and Health Sciences at Uni SA.
Prof White’s research focus is genomics and rationally targeted therapies in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) and Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and she holds peer reviewed grants from: The William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society (USA), the NHMRC, the Leukaemia Foundation Australia (LFA), Channel 7, Cancer Australia, Tour de Cure and the Cancer Council SA (CCSA). Professor White has presented more than 170 papers at scientific meetings, and authored more than 100 scientific publications as well as being an inventor on several international patents.
Professor White is the National Flagship Lead for the ALL Stream of Australian Genomics, and SA scientific lead for Zero Children’s Cancer She is an active member of the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) being a member of the NHMRC Academy, the Translational Research Program Advisory Committee, and the Women in Health Science (WiHS) Committee. She is a member of the Editorial Board for Cancer Letters.
In 2014 she was recognised as the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Leading Light for her Medical Research and in 2016 was awarded the University of Adelaide James McWha medal. In 2019 she was awarded a prestigious NHMRC Research Excellence Award and awarded the Beat Cancer Women in Leadership Award in 2020.
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Leukaemia Research Group - Precision Medicine Theme, Cancer Program, SAHMRI
Lead: Professor Deborah White
Email: deborah.white@sahmri.com
A/ RESEARCH PROJECT
Brief description of research area.
T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (T-ALL) is a genomically complex, high-risk disease affecting both children and adults. Novel, targeted treatments are urgently required to prevent drug resistance and relapse. T-ALL is characterised by recurrent gene fusions and concomitant structural abnormalities. Ongoing advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) have enabled classification of a diverse range of genomic alterations resulting in new T-ALL subtypes. Critically, the wealth of genomic information available has identified new and recurrent genomic lesions but their biological and clinical implications remain unclear. Incorporating the knowledge gained through NGS into clinical care presents a major challenge.
Currently, up to 30% of paediatric/adolescent T-ALL patients relapse with subsequent poor overall survival; the outcome is worse for adult patients with long-term survival rates after relapse below 10%. The over-arching focus of my studies is the generation of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) and transgenic mouse models of T-ALL from patient samples received in the laboratory. These models will be used to (1) examine re-purposing drugs and testing novel therapies; and (2) provide therapeutic options for pre-emptive intervention in the case of therapy-resistant disease. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is common in relapsed ALL but drivers of this aggressive disease are poorly defined. This project will use imaging studies to track specific disease subtypes demonstrating CNS penetration.
Research Project 1 - Dr Laura Eadie
Title: Evaluation of leukaemic invasion and penetrancein mouse models of ALL.
Project description:
Our laboratory is the National Referral Centre for genomic screening of ALL cases allowing identification of genomic alterations in a large number of patients.Establishment of PDX models from these patient samples is ongoing. Recent PDXs have resulted in leukaemic engraftment within the brain, indicative of CNS involvement and suggesting an aggressive disease. CNS penetration in ALL is a significant un-met clinical need, however, the pathogenesis of CNS disease, the underlying genomic determinants and the biology driving CNS penetration remain poorly understood and targeted therapies are limited.
Additional PDX models resulted in rapid detection of leukaemic cells within the blood, but not the bone marrow or brain, highlight the complexity of individual leukaemias and the need for real-time disease imaging and tracking. Fluorescently-tagged cells harvested from PDX models or transgenic cells harbouring genomic lesions of interest will be used to investigate CNS involvement. Cells isolated from leukaemic organs will be comprehensively characterised using molecular biology and NGS approaches. Surface receptor expression profiles of leukaemic cells will be examined to determine potential causes of invasion. Computational network biology analyses will be performed to define druggable pathways. Results from this project will inform on disease invasion and allow evaluation of treatment strategies for aggressive disease phenotypes in real-time.
Projects available for: Mphil / PhD
Location: SAHMRI
Research project start: Semester 1
Special requirements: Police Clearance
Max Number of Students: 1
Category: Wet Lab
Research Area: Cancer Biology and Clinical Oncology
B/ RESEARCH PROJECT
Brief description of research area.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer, and leading cause of non-traumatic death in children. For adolescents and young adults (AYA) with ALL the therapeutic outcomes are poor. Most older adults will die of their disease. The recent wealth of genomic information has seen the emergence of new lesions known to confer high-risk, and other recurrent fusions and gene deletions for which the biological and clinical implications remain unclear. Further, recent studies have implicated the human microbiome in ALL development, treatment response and life-long comorbidities. The major challenge is to incorporate knowledge gained through Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) into clinical care and to systematically identify druggabletargets and rational effective therapies to improve patient outcomes. To add to the complexity of therapeutic choice in ALL, immunotherapies (bi-specific T-cell engagers (BiTEs) and CAR-T cells), have shown efficacy in the relapsed/refractory setting, as a transplantation bridge. However, not all high-risk/relapsed ALL patients are eligible for immunotherapy, ~50% of patients experience severe hypersensitivity reactions and the long-term clinical sequelae remains unknown. Our laboratory is the National Referral Centre for genomic screening of ALL cases across all age groups, as such we sequence a large number of patients and have identified a significant number of alterations and novel gene fusions for investigation.
Research Project 2 –
Title: Cloning acute lymphoblastic leukaemia fusion genes and variants, functional characterisation and therapeutic responses.
Project description:
Recent advances in genomic profiling have defined B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukeamia (B-ALL) as a heterogeneous disease with multiple subgroups characterised by distinct genetic alterations. Many genomic lesions in B-ALL are associated with alterations of cytokine receptors or their signaling pathway mediators, transcription factors or regulators of differentiation.Genomic lesions in ALL patients stratify with prognosis and using transcriptomic analysis, we have identified a number of poorly characterisedfusion genes and variants in patients. This project aims to clone full-length fusion-genes and gene variants from patient material into mammalian expression plasmids. This will allow in vitrocharacterisation in cell line models of aberrant signalling pathways that drive disease and assess therapeutic responses. This project will involve a range of molecular biology and cloning techniques including primer design, PCR Sanger sequencing, bacterial work, tissue culture and flow cytometry.
Projects available for: Third Year (Basic Science) / Honours
Location: SAHMRI
Research project start: Semester 1
Special requirements: Police Clearance
Max Number of Students: 1
Category: Wet Lab
Research Area: Cancer Biology and Clinical Oncology
Research Project 3 – Dr Sue Heatley
Title: Investigation of resistance mechanisms to the bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) blinatumomab in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Project description:
Recently, a new compound of drug known as Bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) has been approved for use in B-ALL by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is currently undergoing clinical trials in Australia. Blinatumomab is a BiTE that enables an immunological response between the CD19 positive leukaemic cell and a cytotoxic CD3 positive T-cell. While the introduction of blinatumomab promises to be an exciting addition to the clinical arsenal, initial response rates in relapsed/refractory ALL have been ~43% and, as with other treatments, resistance is likely to occur. Immune evasion is a likely cause of resistance as well as loss of the CD19 target, leading to CD19 negative relapse and further investigation is warranted.
Relapsed patient samples that are identified as being treated with blinatumomab will be flow sorted by CD19 positivity. CD19 positive and CD19 negative populations will undergo mRNAseq to identify if a lineage switch has occurred and if the driving event is now present in the CD19 negative population. Differences in gene expression will also be interrogated.
Resistance will be modelled in-vitroby subjecting fusion constructs to incrementally increasing doses of blinatumomab, enabling further examination of potential immune evasion pathways.
Projects available for: Honours / Mphil / PhD
Location: SAHMRI
Research project start: Semester 1
Special requirements: Police Clearance
Max Number of Students: 1
Category: Wet Lab
Research Area: Cancer Biology and Clinical Oncology
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2017 - ongoing Adjunct Professor Faculty of Health Sciences University of South Australia, Adelaide 2015 - ongoing Deputy Theme Leader (Precision Medicine) & Director of Cancer Research South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 2015 - ongoing Affiliate Professor Medicine University of Adelaide 2015 - ongoing Affiliate Professor Paediatrics University of Adelaide 2015 - ongoing Affiliate Professor University of Adelaide 2015 - ongoing Principal Research Fellow South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 2015 - ongoing Group Leader South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 2013 - ongoing Director of Cancer Research South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 2013 - ongoing Principal Research Fellow South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 2013 - ongoing Affiliate Professor Medicine University of Adelaide 2013 - ongoing Affiliate Professor Pediatrics University of Adelaide 2013 - ongoing Director of Cancer Research South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide 2013 - ongoing Principal Research Fellow South Australian Health and Medical Research Faculty 2013 - ongoing Faculty Member SA Pathology 2011 - ongoing Head of Research SA Pathology 2011 - ongoing Adjunct Associate Professor University of South Australia 2011 - ongoing Affiliate Associate Professor Medicine University of Adelaide 2011 - ongoing Chief Medical Scientist and Scientific Head University of Adelaide 2000 - ongoing Chief Medical Technician SA Pathology -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2021 Award Beat Cancer Women in Leadership Award Cancer Council Australia - 2019 Fellowship NHMRC Research Excellence Award NHMRC Australia - 2017 Award Light the Night Blue Ambassador. Leukaemia Foundation of Australia Australia - 2016 Award Shortlisted Candidate National Academy of Science Gottschalk Medal - - - 2016 Award Finalist Winnovation Award (Science and Medicine Category) - - - 2016 Award 2016 James McWha Medalist - - - 2014 Award Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Leading Light for 2014 - - - 2013 Award 2013 Abstract accepted for the Presidential Symposium - - - 2012 Award 2012 Abstract accepted for the Presidential Symposium - - - 2011 Recognition Member of the Chief Investigative Team recognized by the NHMRC for one of the “Ten of the Best Project Grants” - Australia - 2011 Award Centre for Cancer Biology Prize for Highest Impact Paper 2009-2010 - Australia - 2009 Distinction Hanson Centre Clinical Researcher of the Year - Australia - 1994 Award Travel Award for Outstanding Young Scientific Investigators Health Science Alliance Australia - 1992 Award Travel Award for Outstanding Young Scientific Investigators Health Science Alliance Australia - 1988 Recognition Outstanding Achievement in the field of Haematology University of South Australia - - 1987 Award Travel Award for Outstanding Young Scientific Investigators Health Science Alliance Australia - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2011 Faculty of Science Royal College of Pathologists Australia FFSc RCPA, Founding Fellow 2008 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2020 Tavakoli, P. S., Eadie, L., Heatley, S. L., Yeung, D. T., & White, D. L. (2020). The MYB-TYK2 gene fusion induces B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in in vitro and in vivo models and can be effectively targeted by the dual SYK/JAK inhibitor, cerdulatinib (Vol. 4). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2023 White, D. L., Rehn, J. A., Schutz, C. E., Heatley, S. L., Eadie, L. N., Thomson, A., . . . Greenwood, M. (2023). Improved MRD Negativity Rates in Adverse Genomic Risk B-ALL Patients with Chemotherapy / Blinatumomab Induction: Experience from the Australasian Leukaemia Lymphoma Group (ALLG) ALL06/09 Studies. In BLOOD Vol. 142 (pp. 6 pages). CA, San Diego: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2023 Eadie, L. N., Schutz, C. E., Page, E. C., Conlin, T. S., Heatley, S. L., Lagonik, E., . . . White, D. L. (2023). Asciminib Is Effective Against ABL1 Gene Fusions in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia but Only When the ABL1 SH3 Domain Is Present. In BLOOD Vol. 142 (pp. 4 pages). CA, San Diego: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2023 Thompson, J. F., Yeung, D. T., Grose, R. H., & White, D. L. (2023). Synergy of Ruxolitinib and Carfilzomib in Targeting the PAX5::JAK2 fusion I n Vitro: Potential Therapeutic Advantage for a Subset of Ph-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In BLOOD Vol. 142 (pp. 4 pages). CA, San Diego: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2022 Poudel, G., Yeung, D. T., White, D. L., Hughes, T., & Pagani, I. S. (2022). <i>PTPN11</i> Mutations Drive Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor As Well As Venetoclax Resistance in Ph plus ALL Cells, but Are Sensitive to the Combination. In BLOOD Vol. 140 (pp. 3128-3129). LA, New Orleans: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2021 Page, E. C., Heatley, S. L., Rehn, J., Yeung, D. T., Thomas, P. Q., & White, D. L. (2021). <i>HMGN1</i> expression Predisposes Down Syndrome Patients to Develop <i>P2RY8-CRLF2</i> acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In BLOOD Vol. 138 (pp. 4 pages). Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2018 Leow, B. C., Eadie, L., Pagani, I. S., Yeung, D. T., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2018). Clonal Selection Determines Resultant Dominance of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Resistant Cells in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. In HemaSphere Vol. 2 (pp. 503). Stockholm, Sweden: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
DOI2018 Chan, L. N., Shojaee, S., Hurtz, C., Auer, F., Chen, Z., Cosgun, K. N., . . . Muschen, M. (2018). Divergent Evolutionary Trajectories of Erkand Stat5-Activating Lesions in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In BLOOD Vol. 132 (pp. 2 pages). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2018 Yeung, D. T., Grigg, A. P., Shanmuganathan, N., Cunningham, I., Shortt, J., Rowling, P., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2018). Combination of Nilotinib and Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b Results in High Molecular Response Rates in Chronic Phase CML: Interim Results of the ALLG CML 11 Pinnacle Study. In BLOOD Vol. 132 (pp. 5 pages). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS52017 Ross, D. M., Pagani, I. S., Shanmuganathan, N., Seymour, J. F., Mills, A. K., Filshie, R. J., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2017). Long-term Follow-up of the ALLG CML8 TWISTER Study of Treatment-free Remission (TFR) in Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML).. In Blood Vol. 130 (pp. 1597). Atlanta: American Society of Hematology. 2016 Pagani, I. S., Kok, C. H., Saunders, V., Goyne, J., McLean, J., VanderHoek, M., . . . Ross, D. M. (2016). The genomic landscape of mitochondrial DNA mutations in chronic myeloid leukaemia.. In European Journal of Human Genetics. Barcelona: Natue Publishing Group. 2016 Asari, K., Heatley, S. L., Sadras, T., Leclercq, T. M., Fitter, S., Kok, C. H., . . . White, D. L. (2016). <i>In Vitro</i> Modeling of Ph-like ALL Fusions Identifies Novel Kinase-Domain Mutations As Mode of TKI-Resistance Implications for Targeted Therapy. In BLOOD Vol. 128 (pp. 5 pages). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2016 Yeung, D. T., Osborn, M. P., White, D. L., Branford, S., Gerber, T., Butcher, B., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2016). Upfront Imatinib with Selective Early Switching to Nilotinib Leads to Excellent Achievement of Deep Molecular Response in Chronic Phase CML: 5 Year (Final) Analysis of the TIDEL-II Study. In BLOOD Vol. 128 (pp. 6 pages). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2016 Zaliova, M., Moorman, A. V., Cazzaniga, G., Stanulla, M., Harvey, R. C., Roberts, K. G., . . . Zuna, J. (2016). Characterization of leukemias with ETV6-ABL1 fusion. In Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Hematology, as published in Haematologica Vol. 101 (pp. 1082-1093). Orlando, FL: Ferrata Storti Foundation.
DOI Scopus70 WoS44 Europe PMC452016 Pagani, I. S., Kok, C. H., Wang, J., Saunders, V., Goyne, J., McLean, J., . . . Ross, D. M. (2016). MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS IDENTIFY CLONAL HETEROGENEITY IN CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIA. In HAEMATOLOGICA Vol. 101 (pp. 234). Copenhagen, DENMARK: FERRATA STORTI FOUNDATION. 2016 Lu, L., Saunders, V., Kok, C., Leclercq, T., Hughes, T., & White, D. (2016). MODELLING PONATINIB RESISTANCE IN BCR-ABL1+CELL LINES: IMPLICATIONS FOR PONATINIB THERAPY. In HAEMATOLOGICA Vol. 101 (pp. 182-183). Copenhagen, DENMARK: FERRATA STORTI FOUNDATION. 2015 Eadie, L. N., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2015). The Clinical Significance of Early Imatinib Induced ABCB1 Overexpression in Chronic Phase CML Patients: A TIDEL II Sub-Study. In BLOOD Vol. 126 (pp. 3 pages). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS12015 Kok, C. H., Leclercq, T. M., Watkins, D., Yeung, D. T., Saunders, V. A., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. P. (2015). A 20 Gene Expression Signature That Predicts Early Molecular Response Failure in Chronic Phase CML Patients Treated with Frontline Imatinib. In BLOOD Vol. 126 (pp. 3 pages). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2015 Eadie, L. N., Saunders, V. A., Leclercq, T. M., Branford, S., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. P. (2015). The Allosteric Inhibitor ABL001 Is Susceptible to Resistance in Vitro Mediated By Overexpression of the Drug Efflux Transporters ABCB1 and ABCG2. In BLOOD Vol. 126 (pp. 3 pages). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2015 Wang, J., Kok, C. H., Leclercq, T. M., Saunders, V. A., D'Andrea, R. J., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2015). High Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPARγle) Transcriptional Activity Reduces Active Influx of Imatinib and Kinase Inhibition in CML Cells. In BLOOD Vol. 126 (pp. 3 pages). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2014 Eadie, L. N., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2014). Increasing expression of the efflux transporter ABCB1 may predispose CML cells to over TKI resistance. In NDLR Abstract Handbook Vol. 122 (pp. 2 pages). Noosa, QLD: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2013 White, D., Saunders, V., Eadie, L., David, Y., & Hughes, T. P. (2013). The Depth Of In Vivo Kinase Inhibition Achieved Over The First Month Of Nilotinib Therapy Predicts For Subsequent Molecular Response, and Is Closely Related To Nilotinib Plasma Levels. In Blood Vol. 122 (pp. 256). American Society of Hematology.
DOI2013 Eadie, L., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2013). Increasing expression of the efflux transporter ABCB1 may predispose CML cells to overt TKI resistance. In Blood Vol. 122 (pp. 5157). New Orleans, Louisiana: American Society of Hematology.
DOI2013 Gordon, J. E. A., Bailey, C. G., Rasko, J., Ritchie, W., Watkins, D. B., White, D. L., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2013). MicroRNA Dysregulation in Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients. In BLOOD Vol. 122 (pp. 1 page). New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2011 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Frede, A., GrootObbink, K., Slader, C., Yeung, D. T., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2011). The Strategy of Early Nilotinib Switch Based on Failure to Achieve Optimal Molecular Targets on Imatinib May Not Overcome the Negative Impact of a Low OCT-1 Activity in De-Novo CP-CML Patients. In BLOOD Vol. 118 (pp. 735). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2011 Yeung, D. T., Osborn, M., White, D. L., Branford, S., Kornhauser, M., Slader, C., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2011). Upfront Imatinib Therapy in CML Patients with Rapid Switching to Nilotinib for Failure to Achieve Molecular Targets or Intolerance Achieves High Overall Rates of Molecular Response and a Low Risk of Progression - An Update of the TIDEL-II Trial. In BLOOD Vol. 118 (pp. 208). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS12011 Watkins, D. B., Kok, C. H., Hughes, T. P., Slader, C., D'Andrea, R., & White, D. L. (2011). Differential Lineage Involvement Between Very Low and Higher OCT-1 Activity Chronic-Phase CML Patients. In BLOOD Vol. 118 (pp. 727). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2011 Nievergall, E., White, D. L., Ramshaw, H., Lopez, A. F., Hughes, T. P., & Hiwase, D. K. (2011). Antibody-Targeting of IL-3 Receptor-α Increases the Susceptibility of CD34<SUP>+</SUP> CML Progenitors to Dasatinib-Induced Cell Death. In BLOOD Vol. 118 (pp. 1599). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS12011 Wang, J., Hughes, T. P., Kok, C. H., Saunders, V. A., Frede, A., GrootObbink, K., . . . White, D. L. (2011). Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Imatinib; Drug Interactions That May Impact Efficacy. In BLOOD Vol. 118 (pp. 1493-1494). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2011 White, D. L., Lu, L., Clackson, T. P., Saunders, V. A., & Hughes, T. P. (2011). ATP Dependent Efflux Transporters ABCB1 and ABCG2 Are Unlikely to Impact the Efficacy, or Mediate Resistance to the Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, Ponatinib. In BLOOD Vol. 118 (pp. 1180). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS12010 Soverini, S., Angelini, S., Turrini, E., Burnett, M., Ravegnini, G., Thornquist, M., . . . Martinelli, G. (2010). Specific Drug Transporter Genotypes Are Significantly Associated with Increased Rates of Major and Complete Molecular Responses In Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated with Imatinib - A TOPS Correlative Substudy. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 293-294). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2010 Tang, C., Schafranek, L., Watkins, D., Parker, W. T., Prime, J., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. (2010). Modelling of TKI Resistance In CML Cell Lines: Kinase Domain Mutations Usually Arise In the Setting of BCR-ABL Overexpression. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 1385). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2010 White, D. L., Saunders, V., Andrew, M., Rofe, A., Slader, C., Yeung, D. T., . . . Hughes, T. (2010). Imatinib PK: Observations From the TIDEL II Study.. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 943). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2010 White, D. L., Saunders, V., Frede, A., GrootObbink, K., Slader, C., Yeung, D. T., . . . Hughes, T. (2010). Early Switching From Imatinib to Nilotinib In CML Patients Failing to Achieve Early Molecular Targets May Not Be An Effective Approach In Patients with Very Low OCT-1 Activity: A TIDEL II Sub-Study. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 160-161). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2010 Yeung, D. T., Osborn, M., White, D. L., Branford, S., Haswell, L., Slader, C., . . . Hughes, T. (2010). Selective Escalation of Imatinib Therapy and Early Switching to Nilotinib In De Novo Chronic Phase CML Patients: Interim Results From the TIDEL-II Trial. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 96). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS102010 Yeung, D., Osborn, M., White, D., Branford, S., Haswell, L., Slader, C., . . . Hughes, T. (2010). Selective escalation of imatinib therapy and early switching to nilotinib in de novo chronic phase CML patients: interim results from the TIDELL-II trial. In Proceedings of 2010 American Society of Hematology conference (pp. 1-2). Florida. 2010 Hiwase, D. K., Eadie, L., Saunders, V., Hughes, T., & White, D. L. (2010). Proton Pump Inhibitors Augment Nilotinib and Dasatinib Mediated Bcr-Abl Kinase Inhibition. In Blood Vol. 116 (pp. 3991). American Society of Hematology.
DOI2010 Hiwase, D. K., Engler, J., Saunders, V., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. (2010). In Contrast to Imatinib, Dasatinib Intracellular Concentration In CML-CD34<SUP>+</SUP> Progenitors Is Not Significantly Different Than That Observed In CD34<SUP>-</SUP> Mature Cells.. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 517). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2010 Hiwase, D. K., Eadie, L., Saunders, V., Hughes, T., & White, D. L. (2010). Proton Pump Inhibitors Augment Nilotinib and Dasatinib Mediated Bcr-Abl Kinase Inhibition.. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 1626-1627). Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS12009 Osborn, M. P., Branford, S., White, D. L., Seymour, J. F., Columbus, R., Taylor, K., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2009). Maintaining Imatinib ≥600 Mg Daily in the First 12 Months of Chronic Phase CML Treatment Is Associated with Superior Event-Free Survival at 5 Years.. In BLOOD Vol. 114 (pp. 461-462). New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2009 Hiwase, D. K., White, D. L., Powell, J. A., Saunders, V. A., Zrim, S., Frede, A., . . . Hughes, T. (2009). Blocking of Cytokine Survival Signals along with Intense Bcr-Abl Kinase Inhibition May Eradicate CML Progenitor Cells. In BLOOD Vol. 114 (pp. 1258-1259). New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2009 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Frede, A., Dang, P., Zrim, S., Osborn, M. P., . . . Hughes, T. (2009). The Functional Activity of the OCT-1 Protein Is Predictive of Molecular Response and Survival in CP-CML Patients Treated with Imatinib: A 5 Year Update of the TIDEL Trial. In BLOOD Vol. 114 (pp. 209-210). New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2009 Osborn, M. P., White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Cambareri, B., Branford, S., Menelaou, A., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2009). Early Dose-Escalation in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients with Low Plasma Imatinib Levels Leads to Equivalent BCR-ABL Values and Drug Levels at 6 Months to Those with Optimal Drug Levels: First Analysis From the TIDEL II Trial of De-Novo Patients Treated with 600mg Imatinib.. In BLOOD Vol. 114 (pp. 465). New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2009 Soverini, S., Angelini, S., Turrini, E., Pane, F., Quarantelli, F., Hughes, T. P., . . . Martinelli, G. (2009). Association Between Imatinib (IM) Transporters and Metabolizing Enzymes Genotype and Response in Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Patients (Pts) Is Influenced by Ethnicity. In BLOOD Vol. 114 (pp. 1271). New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2009 Engler, J. R., Frede, A., Saunders, V. A., Zannettino, A. C. W., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. P. (2009). OCT-1 Activity in CML CD34+Cells Is Not Predictive of Molecular Response to Imatinib Treatment in CP-CML Patients, Despite the Strong Predictive Value of MNC OCT-1 Activity. In BLOOD Vol. 114 (pp. 861). New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2008 Hiwase, D. K., White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Melo, J. V., Kumar, S., & Hughes, T. P. (2008). Short-Term Intense Bcr-Abl Kinase Inhibition Is Adequate to Trigger Cell Death in CML Cell Lines but Not in CML-CD34+Cells Unless They Are Growth Factor Deprived. In BLOOD Vol. 112 (pp. 397). San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2008 Engler, J. R., Frede, A., Zannettino, A. C. W., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. P. (2008). Reduced Activity of the OCT-1 Protein in Primitive CML Cells: A Likely Determinant of Stem Cell Resistance in Imatinib Treated CML Patients. In BLOOD Vol. 112 (pp. 80). San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS22008 Esposito, N., Quarantelli, F., Luciano, L., Izzo, B., Peluso, A. L., Picardi, M., . . . Pane, F. (2008). The Expression of shp-1 and SHP-2: A Novel Powerful Predictor of Major Molecular Response (MMR) Achievement in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Gleevec-Treated Patients Enrolled into the TOPS Clinical Trial. In BLOOD Vol. 112 (pp. 404). San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2008 Mullighan, C. G., Radtke, I., Zhang, J., Phillips, L. A., Su, X., Ma, J., . . . Downing, J. R. (2008). Genome-Wide Analysis of Genetic Alterations in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. In BLOOD Vol. 112 (pp. 397-398). San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS62008 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Kalebic, T., & Hughes, T. P. (2008). The IC50 Assay Is Predictive of Molecular Response, and Indicative of Optimal Dose in De-Novo CML Patients. In BLOOD Vol. 112 (pp. 405). San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS12008 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Dang, P., Frede, A., Eadie, L., Soverini, S., . . . Hughes, T. (2008). CML Patients with Low OCT-1 Activity Achieve Better Molecular Responses on High Dose Imatinib Than on Standard Dose. Those with High OCT-1 Activity Have Excellent Responses on Either Dose: A TOPS Correlative Study. In BLOOD Vol. 112 (pp. 1093-1094). San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS32008 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Dang, P., Frede, A., Eadie, L., Soverini, S., . . . Hughes, T. (2008). CML Patients with Low OCT-1 Activity Achieve Better Molecular Responses on High Dose Imatinib Than on Standard Dose. Those with High OCT-1 Activity Have Excellent Responses on Either Dose: A TOPS Correlative Study. In Blood Vol. 112 (pp. 3187). American Society of Hematology.
DOI2007 Hiwase, D. K., White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Dang, P., Venables, A., Eadie, L., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2007). In Contrast to Imatinib, OCT-1 Mediated Influx Has Minimal Impact on Cellular Uptake of Dasatinib in CML Patients at Diagnosis.. In Blood Vol. 110 (pp. 1937). American Society of Hematology.
DOI2007 Hiwase, D. K., White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Dang, P., Venables, A., Eadie, L., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2007). In contrast to imatinib, OCT-1 mediated influx has minimal impact on cellular uptake of dasatinib in CML patients at diagnosis. In BLOOD Vol. 110 (pp. 575A-576A). Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS72005 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Engler, J., Dang, P., Zannettino, A. C., Cambareri, A., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2005). Low baseline intrinsic sensitivity to imatinib (high IC50) in CML patients is due to reduced Oct-1 mediated influx. Intrinsic sensitivity to AMN107 does not correlate with that of imatinib and uptake of AMN107 is not Oct-1 mediated.. In BLOOD Vol. 106 (pp. 315A). Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2005 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Branford, S., Lynch, K., To, L. B., & Hughes, T. P. (2005). The in-vivo level of imatinib induced kinase inhibition achieved in de-novo CML patients during the first 28 days of therapy is a powerful predictor of molecular outcome.. In BLOOD Vol. 106 (pp. 132A). Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2004 White, D. L., Saunders, V. A., Branford, S., Lyons, B., & Hughes, T. P. (2004). The combination of intrinsic sensitivity to imatinib and Sokal prognostic score is strongly predictive of molecular response in newly diagnosed CML patients treated with imatinib.. In BLOOD Vol. 104 (pp. 288A-289A). San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2022 Thomson, A., Rehn, J., Heatley, S., Eadie, L., McClure, B., Page, E., . . . White, D. (2022). Benchmarking the detection rate of IGH gene fusions in B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Society (ABACBS) Conference. 2021 Heatley, S. L., Page, E. C., Eadie, L. N., McClure, B. J., Rehn, J., Yeung, D. T., . . . White, D. L. (2021). Modeling Relapsed, Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia from a Child with Neurofibromatosis. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2021 Eadie, L., Heatley, S., McClure, B., Rehn, J., Schutz, C., Breen, J., . . . White, D. (2021). Next Generation Genomic Analyses Inform Druggable Targets In T-All Patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of 4th International T-ALL/T-NHL conference: T-ALL2020: Omics, genetics and therapy. 2021 McClure, B., Heatley, S., Grose, R., & White, D. (2021). Activation of the immune cell repertoire in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th Biennial Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma Symposium (CLLS). 2021 Eadie, L., Heatley, S., McClure, B., Rehn, J., Schutz, C., Breen, J., . . . White, D. (2021). Next Generation Genomic Analyses Inform Druggable Targets In T-All Patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th Biennial Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma Symposium (CLLS). 2021 Heatley, S., Rehn, J., Breen, J., Moore, A., Sutton, R., Osborn, M., & White, D. (2021). Using single cell mRNAseq to interrogate the genomic consequences of Ph-like acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in adolescents. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th Biennial Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma Symposium (CLLS). 2020 Poudel, G., Yeung, D., White, D., Hughes, T., & Pagani, I. (2020). Understanding the mechanisms of imatinib resistance in a Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cell line. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 59th ASMR National Scientific Conference. 2020 Page, E., Heatley, S., Thomas, P., & White, D. (2020). HMGN1 is necessary for Down Syndrome leukaemic cell proliferation and cooperates with CRLF2 for leukaemic transformation. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 59th ASMR National Scientific Conference. 2020 Eadie, L., Heatley, S., McClure, B., Schutz, C., Breen, J., Hughes, T., . . . White, D. (2020). Next Generation Genomic Analyses Inform Druggable Targets In T-All Patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian & New Zealand Children’s Haematology/Oncology Group. 2020 McClure, B., Heatley, S., Grose, R., Yeung, D., & White, D. (2020). Activation of the immune cell repertoire in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian & New Zealand Children’s Haematology/Oncology Group. 2020 Page, E., Heatley, S., Thomas, P., & White, D. (2020). Inducible Knockout of HMGN1 in an In Vivo xenograft Model Reduces Down Syndrome Leukemic Burden and Increases Survival Outcomes. Poster session presented at the meeting of 62nd ASH ANNUAL MEETING AND EXPOSITION. 2020 Downes, C. E. J., McClure, B. J., Rehn, J., Breen, J., Bruning, J. B., Yeung, D. T., & White, D. L. (2020). Acquired Mutations within the JAK2 Kinase Domain Confer Resistance to JAK Inhibitors in an <i>in Vitro</i> model of a High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. ELECTR NETWORK: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS12020 Eadie, L. N., Rehn, J., Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Schutz, C. S., Breen, J., . . . White, D. L. (2020). Next Generation Genomic Analyses in T-ALL Patients Identify Recurrent and Novel Genomic Abnormalities. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. ELECTR NETWORK: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS12020 Tavakoli, P., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., Bruning, J. B., & White, D. L. (2020). Persistent Activation of JAK/STAT Signaling Plays an Important Role in<i>in Vitro</i>Jaki Resistance in <i>TYK2</i>-rearranged B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. ELECTR NETWORK: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2020 Tavakoli, P. S., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., Yeung, D. T., & White, D. L. (2020). The MYB-TYK2 gene fusion induces B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in in vitro and in vivo models and can be effectively targeted by the dual SYK/JAK inhibitor, cerdulatinib. Poster session presented at the meeting of 25th Congress of The European Hematology Association. Frankfurt, Germany (virtual meeting). 2020 Rehn, J. A., Breen, J., Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Eadie, L. N., Schutz, C. E., . . . White, D. L. (2020). Targeted pseudo-alignment technique for rapid and accurate identification of disease-causing variants in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 14th Annual Florey Postgraduate Conference. Adelaide, South Australia. 2020 Rehn, J. A., Breen, J., Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Eadie, L. N., Schutz, C. E., . . . White, D. L. (2020). Pseudo-alignment technique for accurate detection of disease-causing variants in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Society (ABACBS) 2020 National Conference. Canberra, ACT. 2020 Forgione, M. O., McClure, B. J., Eadie, L. N., & White, D. L. (2020). CD44 and its ligand osteopontin are upregulated specifically in KMT2A-AFF1 T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASMR Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide, South Australia. 2020 Tavakoli, P. S., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., Yeung, D. T., & White, D. L. (2020). Vorinostat treatment demonstrated efficacy against MYB-TYK2 altered B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in in vitro and in vivo models. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASMR Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide, South Australia. 2020 Tavakoli, P. S., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., Bruning, J. B., & White, D. L. (2020). Persistent activation of JAK/STAT signaling plays an important role in in vitro Jaki resistance in TYK2-rearranged B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology. San Diego, California (virtual conference). 2019 Page, E. C., Heatley, S. L., Yeung, D. T., Thomas, P. Q., & White, D. L. (2019). A Novel Role for <i>HMGN1</i> in Down Syndrome Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2019 Yeung, D. T., Shanmuganathan, N., Grigg, A., Cunningham, I., Shortt, J., Rowling, P., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2019). Combination of Nilotinib and Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2B Results in High Rates of MR4.5 at 24 Months - Primary Analysis of the ALLG CML 11 Pinnacle Study. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS22019 Yeung, D. T., Grigg, A., Shanmuganathan, N., Solterbeck, A. C., White, D. L., Branford, S., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2019). Pro-Active Dasatinib Dose Reduction Based on Trough Levels May Minimise Toxicity and Preserve Efficacy - Interim Analysis of the ALLG CML 12 Direct Study. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2019 El Khawanky, N., Hughes, A., Yu, W., Taromi, S., Clarson, J., Lopez, A. F., . . . Zeiser, R. (2019). Azacytidine Sensitizes AML Cells for Effective Elimination By CD123 CAR T-Cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS42019 Cario, G., Leoni, V., Conter, V., Attarbaschi, A., Zaliova, M., Sramkova, L., . . . Biondi, A. (2019). Poor Prognosis in Children with ABL-Class Fusion Positive B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated According to AIEOP-BFM Protocols. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2019 Tavakoli, P. S., Eadie, L., Heatley, S. L., & White, D. L. (2019). The dual SYK/JAK inhibitor cerdulatinib demonstrates in vitro efficacy against a novel MYB-TYK2 fusion protein in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian and New Zealand Children’s Haematology/Oncology Group (ANZCHOG) Scientific Meeting 2019. Christchurch, New Zealand. 2019 Eadie, L., Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Rehn, J. A., Breen, J., Hughes, T. P., . . . White, D. L. (2019). Exploration of the Genomic Diversity in T-ALL Patients Using mRNA Sequencing. Poster session presented at the meeting of 1st European Society of Haematology (ESH) Translational Conference on ALL. Berlin, Germany. 2019 Eadie, L., Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Rehn, J. A., Breen, J., Hughes, T. P., . . . White, D. L. (2019). Exploration of the Genomic Diversity in T-ALL Patients Using mRNA Sequencing. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASMR Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide, South Australia. 2019 Rehn, J. A., Breen, J., Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Eadie, L., Schutz, C. E., . . . White, D. L. (2019). Investigating “alignment-free” computational techniques for the accurate identification of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) gene fusion events. Poster session presented at the meeting of SAHMRI Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide, South Australia. 2019 Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Eadie, L. N., Rehn, J. A., Breen, J., Hughes, T. P., . . . White, D. L. (2019). Exploring the genomic diversity of AYA and adult high-risk B-ALL cases by mRNA sequencing. Poster session presented at the meeting of SAHMRI Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide, South Australia. 2019 Yeung, D., Greenwood, M., Rehn, J., Heatley, S., McClure, B., Eadie, L., . . . White, D. (2019). High risk genomic alterations identified at the time of diagnosis are strongly associated with MRD and subsequent poor outcomes in AYA ALL patients treated on a pediatric inspired chemotherapy regimen. Poster session presented at the meeting of Blood. Orlando, CA: American Society of Hematology.
DOI2018 Downes, C., McClure, B., & White, D. L. (2018). Identification of ruxolitinib resistance mutations in Pro-B cells driven by a high-risk B-ALL JAK2-fusion. Poster session presented at the meeting of Childhood Leukaemia and Lymphoma Symposium. Helsinki, Finland. 2018 Asari, K., Leclercq, T., Srihari, S., Fitter, S., Yeung, D., Hughes, T., . . . White, D. L. (2018). in vitro modelling of Ph-like ALL uncovers novel genomic alterations associated with TKI-resistance as a consequence of targeted therapy. Poster session presented at the meeting of Childhood Leukaemia and Lymphoma Symposium. Helsinki, Finland. 2018 Heatley, S. L., Mayne, B. T., McClure, B. J., Kok, C., Sadras, T., Dang, P., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Exploring the genomic diversity of AYA and adult high-risk B-ALL cases by mRNA sequencing. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd Congress of European Hematology Association. Stockholm, Sweden. 2018 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. J., Heatley, S. L., Yeung, D. T., & White, D. L. (2018). Identification of ruxolitinib resistance mutations in Pro-B cells driven by a high-risk B-ALL JAK2-fusion. Poster session presented at the meeting of NDLR. 2018 Heatley, S. L., McClure, B. J., Kok, C., Sadras, T., Dang, P., Galbraith, K., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Exploring the genomic diversity of adult and AYA cases with high-risk B-ALL by mRNA sequencing. Poster session presented at the meeting of NDLR. 2018 Pagani, I. S., Kok, C., Saunders, V., Schwarer, A., Hughes, T. P., White, D. L., & Ross, D. M. (2018). Association of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations at diagnosis with treatment response in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of NDLR. 2018 Eadie, L. N., Mullighan, C., & White, D. L. (2018). Mutations to the transcription factor MYB alter cellular localization and decrease degradation likely enhancing oncogenicity in patients with T-cell ALL. Poster session presented at the meeting of NDLR. 2018 Lu, L., Kok, C., Saunders, V., Nievergall, E., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. P. (2018). TGF-α predicts TKI treated CML patients who fail to achieve early molecular response. Poster session presented at the meeting of NDLR. 2018 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. J., Mayne, B. T., Bruning, J. B., Heatley, S. L., Kok, C., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Identification and computational modelling of ruxolitinib resistant mutations in JAK2-rearranged B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of APG Student Awards. 2018 Page, E. C., Heatley, S. L., Thomas, P., & White, D. L. (2018). Precision medicine approaches may be the future for CRLF2 rearranged Down Syndrome Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASMR. 2018 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. J., Mayne, B. T., Bruning, J. B., Heatley, S. L., Kok, C., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Identification of ruxolitinib resistance mutations in Pro-B cells driven by a high-risk JAK2 fusion in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASMR. 2018 Tavakoli Shiraz, P., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., & White, D. L. (2018). The dual SYK/JAK inhibitor cerdulatinib demonstrates in vitro efficacy against a novel MYB-TYK2 fusion protein in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASMR. 2018 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. J., Mayne, B. T., Bruning, J. B., Heatley, S. L., Kok, C., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Identification and Characterisation of Ruxolitinib Resistant Mutations in JAK2-rearranged B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of AGTA. 2018 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. J., Mayne, B. T., Bruning, J. B., Heatley, S. L., Kok, C., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Identification of mutations that cause ruxolitinib resistance in Pro-B cells driven by a high-risk B-ALL JAK2-fusion.. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZCHOG. 2018 Tavakoli Shiraz, P., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., & White, D. L. (2018). The dual SYK/JAK inhibitor cerdulatinib demonstrates in vitro efficacy against a novel MYB-TYK2 fusion protein in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of SAHMRI Scientific Seminar. 2018 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. J., Mayne, B. T., Bruning, J. B., Heatley, S. L., Kok, C., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Identification and computational modelling of ruxolitinib resistant mutations in JAK2-rearranged B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of SAHMRI Scientific Seminar. 2018 Tavakoli Shiraz, P., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., & White, D. L. (2018). The dual SYK/JAK inhibitor cerdulatinib demonstrates in vitro efficacy against a novel MYB-TYK2 fusion protein in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th Annual Florey postgraduate Conference. 2018 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. J., Mayne, B. T., Bruning, J. B., Heatley, S. L., Kok, C., . . . White, D. L. (2018). Identification and computational modelling of ruxolitinib resistant mutations in JAK2-rearranged B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of EMBL Australia Postgraduate Symposium. 2018 Tavakoli Shiraz, P., Eadie, L. N., Heatley, S. L., & White, D. L. (2018). The dual SYK/JAK inhibitor cerdulatinib demonstrates in vitro efficacy against a novel MYB-TYK2 fusion protein in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of EMBL Australia Postgraduate Symposium. 2018 Osborn, M., Dalla-Pozza, L., Trahair, T., Sutton, R., White, D. L., Fleming, S., & Greenwood, M. (2018). The Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG) ALL09 Trial: A Phase II Study of Blinatumomab as Induction Therapy in Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL).. Poster session presented at the meeting of Global AYA Cancer Congress. 2017 El-Khawanky, N., Hughes, A., Yu, W., Clarson, J., Lopez, A. F., Brown, M., . . . Yong, A. (2017). CD123 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells in Chronic and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia: pre-clinical in vitro studies. Poster session presented at the meeting of HAA. 2017 El-Khawanky, N., Hughes, T. P., Clarson, J., Yu, W., White, D. L., & Yong, A. (2017). Anti-CD123 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cells in Chronic and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia: pre-clinical in vitro studies. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASMR. 2017 McClure, B. J., Heatley, S. L., Kok, C., Sadras, T., An, J., Quek, K., . . . White, D. L. (2017). EP300-ZNF384 is a recurrent fusion gene with distinct gene expression in adolescent/young adult pre-B-ALL patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZCHOG. 2017 Heatley, S. L., Sadras, T., Kok, C., Nievergall, E., Quek, K., Dang, P., . . . White, D. L. (2017). High Prevalence of Relapse in Australian Children with Ph-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Despite Risk-Adapted Treatment. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZCHOG. 2017 Asari, K., Sadras, T., Srihari, S., Fitter, S., An, J., Zannettino, A. C., . . . White, D. L. (2017). in vitro Modelling of Ph-like ALL Fusions Uncovers Novel Kinase-domain Mutations as a Mode of TKI-resistance and Potential Consequence of Targeted TKI Therapy. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZCHOG. 2017 McClure, B. J., Heatley, S. L., Sadras, T., Sutton, R., & White, D. L. (2017). EP300-ZNF384 is a recurrent fusion gene with distinct gene expression in adolescent/young adult Australian pre-B-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of IBFM. 2017 Ross, D. M., Pagani, I. S., Shanmuganathan, N., Seymour, J. F., Mills, A., Filshie, R., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2017). Long-Term Follow-up of the ALLG CML8 Twister Study of Treatment-Free Remission (TFR) in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). Poster session presented at the meeting of 59th ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition. 2017 Hughes, A., Clarson, J., White, D. L., Yeung, D., Hughes, T. P., & Yong, A. S. M. (2017). Nilotinib/Interferon-α Combination Rapidly Enhances Leukaemia-Associated Antigen Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Immune Responses, Limits Natural Killer Cell Maturation and Triggers B Cell Remodelling. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS42017 Yeung, D., Grigg, A., Shanmuganathan, N., Cunningham, I., Shortt, J., Rowling, P., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2017). Nilotinib in Combination with Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b for CP-CML Leads to High Molecular Response Rates: Interim Results of the Pinnacle Study. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2017 Pagani, I. S., Dang, P., Kommers, I. O., Goyne, J., Saunders, V. A., Prime, J. A., . . . Ross, D. M. (2017). COMPARISON OF GENOMIC DNA AND REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE Q-PCR FOR THE MONITORING OF FIRST-LINE IMATINIB TREATMENT: AN ALLG CML9 SUB-STUDY. Poster session presented at the meeting of HAEMATOLOGICA. Madrid, SPAIN: FERRATA STORTI FOUNDATION. 2017 Downes, C. E., McClure, B. M., Heatley, S. H., Sadras, T. S., Hughes, T. H., Kok, C. K., . . . White, D. W. (2017). Identification and cloning of a novel GOLGA4-JAK2 fusion from an adult patient with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster session presented at the ASMR SA Scientific Meeting. Adelaide. 2017 Heatley, S., Sadras, T., Kok, C., Nievergall, E., Quek, K., Dang, P., . . . White, D. (2017). High prevalence of relapse in children with Philadelphia-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia despite risk-adapted treatment. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, as published in Blood. Orlando, FL: American Society of Hematology.
DOI WoS22016 Kok, C. H., Watkins, D., Wang, J., Saunders, V., Goyne, J., Pagani, I., . . . White, D. (2016). HIGH GENE EXPRESSION OF HIST1H2AG AND HIST1H4A REDUCES IMATINIB UPTAKE INTO CML CELLS AND PREDICTS POOR RESPONSE TO FRONTLINE IMATINIB THERAPY. Poster session presented at the meeting of HAEMATOLOGICA. Copenhagen, DENMARK: FERRATA STORTI FOUNDATION. 2016 Heatley, S., Sadras, T., kok, C., Venn, N., Revesz, T., Osborn, M., . . . White, D. L. (2016). Australian Children with Ph-like ALL enrolled to ANZCHOG ALL8 had a high prevalence of relapse despite risk adapted treatment. Poster session presented at the meeting of CLS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME, Refractory Leukemia and Miscellaneous. Athens. 2016 Lock, R., Dollai, S., Sia, K., Daly, R., Rafferty, M., White, D. L., . . . Revesz, T. (2016). Quantitative Phosphotyrosine Profiling of patient derived xenografts identifies therapeutic targets in paediatric ALL. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Athens. 2016 Sadras, T., Heatley, S., Dang, P., Kok, C., Quek, K., Nievergall, E., . . . White, D. L. (2016). A nine-gene signature defines 2 groups of CRLF2 rearranged B-ALL patients with distinctive genetic features. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Athens. 2016 Pagani, I. S., Kok, C., Saunders, V., Goyne, J., McLean, J., Vanderhoek, M., . . . Ross, D. (2016). The genomic landscape of mitochondrial DNA mutations in chronic myeloid leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Barcelona, Spain. 2016 Eadie, L., Saunders, V., Branford, S., Hughes, T., & White, D. (2016). Resistance mechanisms of the new allosteric inhibitor ABL001. Poster session presented at the meeting of ,. Houtson, USA. 2016 Eadie, L., Goyne, J., Hughes, T., & White, D. (2016). ABCC6 plays a significant role in the transport of nilotinib in both cells lines and primary patient cells, and may contribute to resistance. Poster session presented at the meeting of ,. Houston, USA. 2016 Saunders, V. A., Wang, J., Lu, L., Eadie, L. N., McLean, J. A., Goyne, J. M., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2016). A Low Concentration of ABL001 Potentiates <i>In Vitro</i> TKI-Induced Bcr-Abl Kinase Inhibition in CML Cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS12016 Eadie, L. N., Goyne, J., Hughes, T., & White, D. L. (2016). The ABCC6 Transporter Plays a Significant Role in the Efflux of Nilotinib and Dasatinib, and May Contribute to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. San Diego, USA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2016 Eadie, L., Hughes, T., & White, D. (2016). ABCB1 overexpression predicts outcome of CML patients undergoing first-line imatinib treatment. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract presented at the New Directions in Leukaemia Research 2016 Meeting. Noosa, QLD. 2016 Eadie, L., Saunders, V., Leclercq, T., Branford, S., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. (2016). Abl001 Is Susceptible To Resistance Mediated By Overexpression Of Drug Transporters Abcb1 and Abcg2. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Noosa, QLD. 2016 Sadras, T., Heatley, S., Kok, C., Quek, K., Dang, P., Nievergall, E., . . . White, D. L. (2016). CRLF2 rearranged B-ALL cases with a Ph-like gene signature are enriched for JAK2 mutations. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Noosa, QLD. 2016 Lu, L., Saunders, V., Kok, C., Leclercq, T., Hughes, T., & White, D. (2016). Modelling ponatinib resistance in BCR-ABL1+ cell lines: implications for ponatinib therapy. Poster session presented at the meeting of New Directions in Leukaemia Research 2016. Noosa, QLD. 2016 McClure, B., Heatley, S., Sadras, T., Nievergall, E., Kok, C., Dang, P., . . . White, D. L. (2016). Identification of a significantly high prevalence of relapse in Australian children with Ph-like ALL. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Noosa, QLD. 2016 Asari, K., Heatley, S., Leclercq, T., Fitter, S., Zannettino, A., Hughes, T., & White, D. L. (2016). In vitro Modelling of Therapeutic Resistance to Elucidate Mechanisms of TKI-Resistant High-Risk ALL. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Noosa, QLD. 2016 Pagani, I., Kok, C., Saunders, V., Goyne, J., McLean, J., Vanderhoek, M., . . . White, D. L. (2016). Do mitochondrial mutations in chronic myeloid leukaemia identify a pre-leukemic clone?. Poster session presented at the meeting of .. Noosa, QLD. 2016 Eadie, L., Dang, P., Saunders, V., Hughes, T., & White, D. L. (2016). The clinical significance of early imatinib induced ABCB1 overexpression in chronic phase CML patients treated sequentially with imatinib and nilotinib: A TIDEL II sub-study. Poster session presented at the meeting of ,. Adelaide, SA. 2016 White, D. L., McClure, B., Heatley, S., Sadras, T., Quek, K., & Hughes, T. (2016). Investigation of the transforming capacity of a recently identified EP300-ZNF384 fusion gene in adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Adelaide, SA. 2016 Leow, B., Eadie, L. N., Leclercq, T., & White, D. L. (2016). Drug resistance in CML: heterogeneity, selection, and clonal architecture. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Adelaide, SA. 2016 Asari, K., Heatley, S., Leclercq, T., Fitter, S., Kok, C. H., Zannettino, A., . . . White, D. L. (2016). Investigating Modes of Therapeutic Resistance via In Vitro Modelling of TKI-resistant High-Risk Philadelphia-chromosome-positive and Philadelphia-chromosome-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Adelaide, SA. 2016 Galbraith, K., Sadras, T., McClure, B., Heatley, S., & White, D. L. (2016). Identification of novel therapeutic targets in CRLF2 rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Adelaide, SA. 2016 Watts, S., Saunders, V., Wee, A., Kutyna, M., White, D. L., Hughes, T., & Hiwase, D. (2016). Understanding the mechanism of secondary resistance to Azacitidine in Myelodysplastic syndromes using the cell-line model MOLM-13. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Adelaide, SA. 2016 Kok, C. H., Watkins, D., Wang, J., Saunders, V., Goyne, J., Pagani, I. S., . . . White, D. L. (2016). High Gene Expression of hist1h2ag and hist1h4a Reduces Imatinib Uptake into CML Cells and Predicts Poor Response to Frontline Imatinib Therapy. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Melbourne, VIC. 2016 Heatley, S., Sadras, T., McClure, B., Kok, C. H., Dang, P., Nievergall, E., . . . White, D. L. (2016). The Incidence of Ph-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) Increases with Age and is Characterised by Poor Outcome. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Melbourne, VIC. 2016 Pagani, I. S., Kok, C. H., Wang, J., Saunders, V., Van der Hoek, M., Heatley, S., . . . Ross, D. (2016). Mitochondrial DNA Mutations at Diagnosis are Linked to Response in TKI treated Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Melbourne, VIC. 2016 Watts, S., Wee, A., Saunders, V., Kutyna, M., White, D. L., Hughes, T., & Hiwase, D. (2016). Determining Mechanisms of Resistance to Azacitidine (Aza) in Myelodysplastic (MDS) Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) using an in-vitro model. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Melbourne, VIC. 2016 Lu, L., Saunders, V., Kok, C. H., Leclercq, T., Hughes, T., & White, D. L. (2016). Modelling Ponatinib Resistance In BCR-ABL1+ Cell Lines: Implications For Ponatinib Therapy. Poster session presented at the meeting of Poster Session. Adelaide, SA. 2016 Hughes, A., Clarson, J., White, D. L., Ross, D. M., Hughes, T. P., & Yong, A. S. (2016). Enhanced Natural Killer and Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Responses, with Decreased Monocytic Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells May Promote Treatment Free Remission in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients Following Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Cessation. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. San Diego, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS62015 Zaliova, M., Moorman, A., Cazzaniga, G., Stanulla, M., Harvey, R., Roberts, K., . . . Zuna, J. (2015). Characterization of Leukemias with ETV6-ABL1 Fusion. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Orlando, FL: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2014 Lu, L., Saunders, V., Kok, C. H., Leclercq, T., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2014). Modeling Ponatinib Resistance in <i>BCR-ABL1</i>+ Cell Lines: Implications for Ponatinib Resistance in TKI-Resistant and TKI-naive Patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2014 Yeung, D. T., Vidovic, L., Tang, C., White, D. L., Branford, S., Hughes, T. P., & Yong, A. S. M. (2014). KIR2DL5B Genotype Independently Predicts Poor Outcomes in CML-CP Patients Switched to Nilotinib after Suboptimal Responses to Imatinib and May Refine Prognosis in Patients with EMR Failure. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. 2014 Nievergall, E., Reynolds, J., Kok, C. H., Watkins, D., Biondo, M., Busfield, S. J., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2014). High plasma levels of TGF-α and IL-6 at diagnosis predict early molecular response failure and transformation in CML. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of presentation to 56th ASH Annual Meeting, published in Blood. San Francisco, California: American Society of Hematology.
DOI WoS12014 Parker, W. T., Phillis, S. R., Yeung, D. T., Lawrence, D., Schreiber, A., Wang, P., . . . Branford, S. (2014). Detection of BCR-ABL1 Compound and Polyclonal Mutants in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Using a Novel Next Generation Sequencing Approach That Minimises PCR and Sequencing Errors. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. San Francisco, CA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS42013 White, D. L., Schafranek, L., Nievergall, E., Powell, J. A., Hiwase, D., Leclercq, T., & Hughes, T. (2013). STAT5 is a critical component of the time-dependent sensitivity of CML cells to TKI treatment in a Bcr-Abl-dependent, but JAK2-independent manner.. Poster session presented at the meeting of American Society of Haematology. New Orleans, USA. 2013 White, D., Saunders, V., Eadie, L., David, Y., & Hughes, T. P. (2013). The Depth Of <i>In Vivo</i> Kinase Inhibition Achieved Over The First Month Of Nilotinib Therapy Predicts For Subsequent Molecular Response, and Is Closely Related To Nilotinib Plasma Levels. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
WoS12013 Wang, J., Kok, C. H., D'Andrea, R. J., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2013). Role Of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARγ) and Its Ligands In The Regulation Of Functional OCT-1 Activity In CML Cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. New Orleans, LA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2013 White, D. L., Eadie, L., & Hughes, T. (2013). Increasing Expression of the Efflux Transporter ABCB1 may Predispose CML Cells to Overt TKI Resistance.. Poster session presented at the meeting of American Society of Haematology. New Orleans, USA. 2012 White, D. L., Saunders, V., Yeung, D., Grigg, A., & Hughes, T. (2012). Early Molecular Response to Imatinib in CP-CML Patients: The Significance of Early Dose Intensity and OCT-1 Activity in Responders and Efficacy of Dose Escalation and Switch to Nilotinib in Non-Responders.. Poster session presented at the meeting of American Society of Haematology. Atlanta, USA. 2012 Watkins, D. B., Kok, C. H., D'Andrea, R. J., Hughes, T. P., & White, D. L. (2012). Global DNA methylation analysis identifies key pathway differences between poor (low OCT-1 activity) and standard risk CP-CML patients at diagnosis. Poster session presented at the meeting of “Abstracts of the 54th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology, as published in Blood. Atlanta, GA: America Society of Hematology. 2012 Yeung, D. T., Osborn, M. P., White, D. L., Branford, S., Kornhauser, M., Slader, C., . . . Hughes, T. P. (2012). Early Switch to Nilotinib Does Not Overcome the Adverse Outcome for CML Patients Failing to Achieve Early Molecular Response On Imatinib, Despite Excellent Overall Outcomes in the TIDEL II Trial. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI WoS82012 Nievergall, E., White, D. L., Yong, A. S. M., Ramshaw, H. S., Busfield, S. J., Vairo, G., . . . Hiwase, D. K. (2012). Effective Elimination of CML Progenitor and Stem Cells Through Combination of α-CD123 Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. GA, Atlanta: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
DOI2012 Schafranek, L., Nievergall, E., Powell, J. A., Hiwase, D. K., White, D. L., & Hughes, T. P. (2012). Commitment of CML Cells to Apoptotic Cell Death Depends On the Length of Exposure to Das and the Level of STAT5 Activity. Poster session presented at the meeting of BLOOD. Atlanta, GA: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.
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Theses
Year Citation 2017 Downes, C. E. (2017). Cloning, Signalling Characterisation and JAK2 Inhibitor-Resistance of Two JAK2 Fusions in High-Risk B-ALL. (Undergraduate Dissertation).
Peer Reviewed Research Funding
I have been successful in securing competitive research funding (Approx $30million).
International Competitive Schemes LLS (CML. 2009 and 2016) and the Hughes Foundation/USC Parker Institute (ALL 2015, 2016) NHMRC (2007 (CML),2009(CML), 2012(CML), 2012 (ALL), 2013(CML),and 2014(CML), Leukaemia Foundation of Australia (LFA) (2008 2012 (CML) and 2013 (ALL)), Cancer Council of SA (2011 (CML) and 2012 (ALL) and Channel 7 2015 (ALL). NHMRC TCR in genomics now (AGHA)(ALL $25 million). A significant outcome of the work of my group has been the successful translation into clinical practice. In excess of $5.5 million in Pharmaceutical funding over the last 10 years has been secured.
International Peer Reviewed Competitive Schemes
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National Peer Reviewed Competitive Schemes (Other than NHMRC)
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NHMRC Schemes (peer reviewed) (>$13 million)
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Industry Funding - Granted (>$5.5 million)
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Local Schemes- Granted
2017 | Contributing Haematologists Committee Research Grants | Evaluate role of cellular influx and efflux pumps in Azacitidine | Devendra Hiwase, Sophie Watts, Verity Saunders, Timothy Hughes, Deborah White and Amilia Wee | $25,000.00 |
2017 | Contributing Haematologists Committee Research Grants | Functional effects of mitochondrial mutations in CML | David Ross and Deborah White, Ilaria Pagani and Timothy Hughes | $25,000.00 |
2016 | Contributing Haematologists Committee Research Grants | Do mitochondrial mutations in chronic myeloid leukaemia identify a pre-leukaemic clone | David Ross and Deborah White | $25,000.00 |
2016 | Contributing Haematologists Committee Research Grants | Identification of mechanisms of drug resistance in models of Ph-like ALL treated with targeted therapies | David Yeung, Sue Heatley, Tessa Sadras, Tim Hughes, Deborah White | $25,000.00 |
2015 | Contributing Haematologists Committee Research Grants | Digital PCR for BCR-ABL DNA in chronic myeloid leukaemia | David Ross and Deborah White | $30,000.00 |
2014 | Contributing Haematologists Committee Research Grants | Mitochondrial mutations in chronic myeloid leukaemia. | David Ross and Deborah White | $30,000.00 |
Undergraduate Lectures
Guest Lecturer CML Biology 3rd Year Health and Biotech, University of SA
Guest Lecturer 3rd Year Pharmacology
Guest Lecturer 3rd Year Biomedical Science
Guest lecture series Final Year Advanced Biomedical Science + associated tutorials
Project Mentor to third year MBBS students; Research Project Design: ALL
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Principal Supervisor Clinical Transcriptomic Sequencing Analysis Workflows for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL): Improving Subtype Characterisation in Complex Fusion Events Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ashlee Jean Thomson 2024 Principal Supervisor Identifying Predictors of CNS involvement in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Luke Jacob Quinlan 2023 Co-Supervisor Modelling co-occurring mutations in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia to enhance treatment options and maximise the power of next generation sequencing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Maxim Jon Buckley 2023 Co-Supervisor Discovery of novel metabolic targets against lDH1-mutant intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Tasnova Tasnim Nova 2023 Principal Supervisor Interrogating the DUX4 rearranged subtype of B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Oliver McGovern 2023 Principal Supervisor Exploring the impact of the gut microbiota on the clinical scenario in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia patients Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Cate Viktorija Cheney 2022 Principal Supervisor Characterisation of a novel fusion, genetic contributors and effectiveness of drug combinations in Ph-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and the clinical relevance. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Jane Frances Thompson 2022 Co-Supervisor A humanized monocyte model of TET2 mutated clonal hematopoiesis for noel target discovery Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Maha Kamel 2021 Principal Supervisor Investigation of current, innovative treatments and the roles of secondary genomic lesions in BCR-ABL1 positive leukaemias Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Elias Lagonik -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Bioinformatic approaches to variant detection and subtype classification in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jacqueline Ann Rehn 2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Characterising KMT2A and MLLT10 Rearranged Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Michelle Olivia Forgione 2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Precision Medicine Approaches for JAK2-Rearranged Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: The Efficacy of Targeted Therapies and Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Resistance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Charlotte Emma-Jeane Downes 2018 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Exploring the cooperation and targetability of CRLF2 and HMGN1 in Down Syndrome Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Elyse Chenae Page 2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Characterising the novel MYB-TYK2 fusion gene in high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: oncogenic potential, effective therapeutic strategies and In vitro modelling of drug resistance mechanisms Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Paniz Tavakoli Shirazi 2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor The Combined Treatment Efficacy of Anti-CD123 CAR T cells with Azacitidine for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Miss Nadia El-Khawanky 2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Multiple Molecular Mechanisms Contribute Towards In Vitro Resistance to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors In Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Benjamin Chia Sing Leow 2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor In vitro Modelling of High-risk ALL Fusions Uncovers Genomic Alterations and Non-canonical Signalling Pathways as a Mode of TKI-Resistance - Implications for Targeted Therapy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Kartini Asari 2012 - 2014 Co-Supervisor The role of cytokines in governing the expansion of the T315I mutation in Chronic myeloid leukaemia Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Full Time Dr Oi-Lin Lee 2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor In Vitro Investigation of Intracellular Ponatinib Transport and Modeling Ponatinib Resistence in BCR-ABL1+ Cell Lines: Implications for Therapeutic Strategies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Liu Lu 2012 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Personalized Medicine Support System for Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Haneen Reda M Banjar 2010 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Assessment of Critical Survival Mechanisms Exploited by BCR-ABL1+ Cells to Evade Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Induced Death; Determination of Novel Therapeutic Targets in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Lisa Schafranek 2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Defining CP-CML patient subsets associated with poor imatinib uptake and response Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dale Benjamin Watkins 2009 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Nilotinib Efflux and Resistance Development: The Effects of Combination and Concomitant Therapies on the Transport and Efficacy of Nilotinib Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Laura Eadie 2008 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Investigating Drugs that Enhance Imatinib Uptake and Factors which Contribute to the Functional Activity of OCT-1 in CML Cells Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jueqiong Wang 2008 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Evaluation of Anti-proliferative and Pro-apoptotic Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors on CML-CD34+ Cells Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Devendra Hiwase 2008 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Cell Lineage, Cell Maturity and BCR-ABL: Factors Which Influence Imatinib Uptake in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jane Engler 2008 - 2012 Co-Supervisor TKI Resistance in CML Cell Lines: Investigating Resistance Pathways Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Carine Tang
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2023 - ongoing Member South Australian Genomics Consortium (SAGC) Advisory Board SAGC Australia 2023 - ongoing Director Board of Directors Australian and New Zealand Children's Oncology Group (ANZCHOG) ANZCHOG Australia 2023 - ongoing Director Board of Directors Australasian Leukaemia Lymphomas Group (ALLG) ALLG Australia 2016 - ongoing Member Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Consultation and Response Advisory (CARA) Board - - -
Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2017 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Australian and New Zealand Children's Hematology/ Oncology Group - Australia 2016 - ongoing Member Scientific Symposium Committee South Australian Health and Medical Research Institutesa Australia 2016 - ongoing Founder Statewide Cancer Translational Research Group - Australia 2016 - ongoing Founder SA Translational Cancer Research Group Meetings - Australia 2016 - ongoing Chair Post Graduate Student Forum Basil Hetzel Institute Research Day Australia 2016 - ongoing Chair SAHMRI Imaging Workshop South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute - 2016 - ongoing Chair Women in Health Science Session National Directions in Leukemia Research Australia 2016 - ongoing Chair ALL Stream of Australian Genomics Health Care Alliance (AGHA) - - 2016 - ongoing Member Scientific Committee for the New Directions in Leukaemia Research Conference - - 2016 - ongoing Member Australian Genomics Health Care Alliance (AHGA) Executive - - 2016 - ongoing Chair ALL Stream of the Australian Genomics Health Care Alliance (AHGA) - - 2016 - ongoing Chair SAHMRI Genomics Executive Committee - - 2015 - ongoing Member Women in Science Executive Committee - - 2015 - ongoing Member NHMRC Women in Health Science Faculty - - 2015 - ongoing Member National Women in Health Science Faculty NHMRC Australia 2015 - ongoing Chair Ross Wishart Memorial Award Australian Society for Medical Research Australia 2015 - ongoing Chair CML and Myelproliferative Neoplasms HAA - 2015 - ongoing Member US Ambassadors Round Table on Scientific Innovation - - 2015 - ongoing Member American Association for Cancer Research - United States 2014 - ongoing Member International Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Foundation (iCMLf) - Australia 2014 - ongoing Member Scientific Committee for the New Directions in Leukaemia Research Conference - - 2014 - ongoing Member SA Translational Haematology Research Group Meetings - - 2014 - ongoing Chair CML and Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Session New Directions in Leukemia Research Australia 2014 - ongoing Chair Women in Science session New Directions in Leukemia Research Australia 2014 - ongoing Chair Women in Science session New Directions in Leukemia Research Australia 2014 - ongoing Chair Young Investigator session New Directions in Leukemia Research Australia 2014 - 2016 Member SAHMRI post graduate student Committee - - 2014 - 2015 Advisory Board Member (Malignant Haematology) HAA Organising Committee - Australia 2013 - ongoing Member Biosciences Pillar Committee - - 2013 - ongoing Member Executive Management Committee - - 2013 - ongoing Member Research Executive Committee - - 2013 - ongoing Member BMS Advisory Board on Molecular Monitoring and Drug level Testing - - 2013 - 2015 Founder Haematology Statewide Translational Research Group - - 2013 - ongoing Member International Children's Oncology Group - - 2012 - ongoing Member New Directions in Leukemia Research Conference - - 2012 - ongoing Chair Myeloid Leukaemia Session New Directions in Leukemia Research Australia 2012 - ongoing Chair Leukaemia Foundation Early Career Scientists Session New Directions in Leukemia Research - 2012 - ongoing Chair Bioscience Pillar SA Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (SACCC) - - 2012 - ongoing Member NHMRC Research Translational faculty - - 2012 - ongoing Member SAHMRI Bioscience Pillar Committee - - 2012 - ongoing Chair ALL Stream of the Australian Genomics Health Care Alliance (AHGA) - Australia 2012 - ongoing Member Research Translational faculty NHMRC Australia 2012 - ongoing Member Bioscience Pillar Committee South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Australia 2012 - ongoing Member • Member of the South Australian Cancer Collaborative (SACCC) Executive Committee - - 2008 - ongoing Member Global Advisory Board Blood Level Testing and Mutational Analysis Novartis - 2008 - ongoing Member European Haematology Association - - 2008 - ongoing Member American Society of Haematology - United States 2008 - ongoing Member Haematology Association of Australia and New Zealand - Australia 2008 - ongoing Member Australian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group - Australia 2000 - ongoing Member The Australasian Leukaemia & Lymphoma Group Scientific Committee - - -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2016 - ongoing Member Franklin Women - 2015 - ongoing Member American Association for Cancer Research - 2014 - ongoing Member International CML Foundation - 2013 - ongoing Member International Children’s Oncology Group (COG) - 2010 - ongoing Member Australian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group: Laboratory Scientific Committee (only non-clinician invited) - 2008 - ongoing Member Haematology Association of Australia and New Zealand - 2008 - ongoing Member Australian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG) - 2008 - ongoing Member European Haematology Association - 2008 - ongoing Member American Society of Haematology - -
Consulting/Advisories
Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country 2016 - ongoing Department of Premier and Cabinet DPC and CARA Legislative and political Australia 2015 - ongoing Sigma Aldrich: Science Next Collaborative - - - 2013 - ongoing BMS Advisory Board on Molecular Monitoring and Drug level Testing - - - 2008 - ongoing Novartis Global Advisory Board Blood Level Testing and Mutational Analysis - - - -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2016 - ongoing Associate Editor Journal of Blood Research & Hematologic Diseases - -
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